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South Asia - Population living in slums

Population living in slums (% of urban population)

Population living in slums (% of urban population) in South Asia was 37.66 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 56.91 in 1990, while its lowest value was 30.46 in 2014.

Definition: Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, and durability of housing.

Source: UN HABITAT, retrieved from the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals database. Data are available at : http://mdgs.un.org/

Year	Value
1990	56.91
1995	51.36
2000	45.53
2005	39.75
2010	34.78
2014	30.46
2016	38.10
2018	37.66

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization